Blog :: 04-2008

The Right Time to Buy

I recently went to a meeting attended by a number of successful real estate broker owners. I found it interesting the conversation we had about the market. The national media would have us all think thatour local market is all doom and gloom, when in fact things are moving quite well. Just like there is not a national weather forecast,
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Financial Intelligence

I have read a number of very good books over the years about money management and how things can work out extremely good or extremely poor for some people. With these books there is always an underlying theme, and that is for those individuals that live below their means who have a savings, and investment plan they will almost 100% of the
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It feels like Florida

Yes we have finally hit the weather jackpot today and this past week. The temperature has to be near 75 today and sunny. I think the weatherman said that we are about 20 degrees higher than the normal temperature for this time of year. It feels incredible. Everyone is in a good mood and I wore shorts to work today for the second time this
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Birds of a Feather

Yesterday I was outside on my deck whenI thoughtI heard something fall out of a tree. I turned around and saw a bird on the ground. I waited for a second and he was trying to fly but couldn't. he looked like he was caught in a branch. I snuck over and sure enough his leg was entwined in some type of string and it was wrapped around the
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Recession is Here?

I just read an article in the newspaper this morning that quoted our State's economist as saying that we are in a recession. Thank goodness they spelled that out for us, otherwise we would have been unsure what was going on with the economy. The Outlook, according tothe prognosticators, is that it will last to 2010. I am not quite sure how
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Home Sales to Stabilize

According to a recent report by the National Association of Realtors there is little change expected in existing home sales over the next few months. Although they are predicting nationally that in the next couple of months there could be a sustained increase in home sales. This is quite interesting because we have already felt the increase
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Flood Watch

It is that time of year when we start keeping an eye on the lake level. When your city borders such a vast body of water as Lake Champlain, I guessit is only normal to do so. The lake level is currently around 99 feet which is considered quite high, although our expectations are that it will probably reach 101 feet within the next couple of
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Friends

I was in a grocery store yesterday and I ran into my Economics professor from St. Michaels College. It's been 26 years since I had seen him and it was great. He is such a wonderful man who truly cares about the students he teaches. We had a great conversation about St. Mikes and he remembered that I played soccer there and we discussed the
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Rake Your Yard Now

If you live in Burlington and use the Intervale to dispose of your yard debris you better get your yard cleaned up this week. I just saw in the papera few days agothat the Intervale will no longer be accepting yard debris as of May 1st because they didn't get arequired permit renewed with the State. If I am correct the permit cost $300,000
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Play Ball

It is that time of year where the boys of summer have started to hone their throwing, catching and hitting the baseball skills. In fact they have been practicing for about 3 weeks now albeit inside because of the snow on the ground, but nevertheless they are doing what they love. My son is a freshman in High School and he just made the
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Northeast's Sales Lead U.S.

There was an article recently in our local newspaper that shows what the real estate markets are doing across the country, and it shows that the Northeast is faring far better than the other regions. In fact home prices plunged to record levels in January as foreclosures took their toll. In our area, we are seeing a stabilization of prices
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Extra Cash Anyone?

What would you do with an extra$1,000 or $2,000 a month or more? Would it improve the quality of your life and make it easier to plan for retirement? Would it make it easier to pay your bills? Of course it would. How couldn't it? There are many people out there who have taken advantage of the services that I offer to help them reach these
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